incapacity benefit and post offices

custardy

robpw2 wrote: »

the business is more intrested in maikig a profit than providing good customer service .. we used to have two posts a day and no it is so erratic

sorry removed but about privitisation

its a public limited company but its no longer state owned as it used to be

the government is the sole shareholder
they will quite happily let it go.
a cynic would think they are letting it go to the dogs to be 'rescued' by private ownership

just look at the similarity of whats going on now
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080316/bs_afp/germanypostcompanydivestdeutschepost_080316133104

tanith

custardy wrote: »

the government is the sole shareholder
they will quite happily let it go.
a cynic would think they are letting it go to the dogs to be 'rescued' by private ownership

:eek: go wash your mouth out with soap and water :eek: :rotfl:

mpython

robpw2 wrote: »

Benefits are supposed to be paid every second thursday and apperently direct deposit is supposed to be better than giros.

It takes 5 working days for it to reach your bank from the day of payment,
i rang today to see if i could get a giro.
the gentleman said yes youll get it tommorroe (i said its good friday and he said no youll get it tommororw)

just rang po and they dont make deliveries on gf or em so unless they deliver it on saturday i will be without any money till tuesday and if i had done direct deposit i would have had no money till next friday grr ..


its not easier at all :mad:

Please forgive me but I don't understand your situation or vent.

Do you normally get your IB by DD on a Thurs? If so, the DWP/govt will have sent the money to the bank several days ago so you can collect it today. If you have an ATM card you can collect it tomorrow as ATMs aren't covered by Public Holidays.

Alternatively, do you normally get your IB by Green Giro which arrives at your house on a Thurs? If so, its somewhere in the system, but the govt will only have paid for a non- guaranteed service. Your complaint is therfore with the issueing authority in govt.


On the later thread question of ownership, as confirmed by Custardly, RMG is owned still by govt (they are the sole shareholder). So again, if you don't like the way posties are delivering mail, you need to make your views known to the govt or their statutory bodies i.e. postwatch/ postcomm.

robpw2

i normally get it by dd and the dwp did not send it till this morning i know because i rang them when it wasnt there. this is the last im going to say on the thread

i have online banking i checked

mpython

Thanks for the clarification robpw2. I understand what you're saying now. How do you know it wasn't there?

So the DWP didin't send the money to the banks in time, presumably then, this is pretty wide spread as I believe they tend lots of payments together in 1 big file to the banking system.

hjb123

custardy wrote: »

mail loads are differnet every day so if it averages at 11.30am its hardly a problem is it.im sure plenty would love to get mail in the morning.
FYI posties start earlier on a saturday in most offices

lol, if our postman arrives before 12 its early. We live in a rural area and out postman covers 3 villages and does a great job,(and he gives our dogs a biscuit each day:D). Our post is normally with us between 1 and 2, but can vary an hour either side of that, as long as the post arrives I dont mind what time it arrives!

littlemissteapot_2

dmg24 i understand what you are saying but have you tried to live on Incapacity benefit? I was on it and they stopped it now i have appealed and they now give me £44 a week to live on. I have worked since i was 16 & worked in my previous job for 7 years. I was bullied in the workplace & was froced to leave I am now taking them to tribunal. I earned £23,000 pa and now live on this. It's hard & I don't think you are in a position to judge anyone in this situation.

robpw2 I hope you get something sorted i was fortunate enough to be given my benefit today

custardy

hjb123 wrote: »

lol, if our postman arrives before 12 its early. We live in a rural area and out postman covers 3 villages and does a great job,(and he gives our dogs a biscuit each day:D). Our post is normally with us between 1 and 2, but can vary an hour either side of that, as long as the post arrives I dont mind what time it arrives!

i know one duty in my office yesterday was completed(in overtime) at 6.30pm yesterday!! and thats a city duty

iceicebaby

May I just say that all the posties I get are fab (unless they are bringing me bills)

You should see the hill they have to walk up to get to my street! My post comes at about 1pm but as I am in work all day it doesnt make any differece to me when it arrives.

Brooker_Dave

robpw2 wrote: »

Maybe i should count myself lucky that i may get money on saturday. maybe im scum of the earth for claiming benefits and then whinging about it when i dont get it on a date set.

Maybe.............